by polity.lk | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics
The Revival of the JVP after 1989 Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri What follows is a brief account of the history of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) from 1990 to the election victory of the JVP-led broader front, the National People’s Power (NPP) in 2024.[1] Given the fact...
by polity.lk | Mar 25, 2025 | Economy
Budget 2025: Playing A Bad Hand B. Skanthakumar Introduction ‘Budget 2025’ – delivered before parliament on 17 February by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) in his capacity as Minister of Finance and passed on 21 March – is the first concretisation of the...
by polity.lk | Mar 18, 2025 | Economy
Contingence, Conjuncture and Structure: The Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Sumanasiri Liyanage Prologue Vice-Chancellor; Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Dean, Faculty of Arts; Head, Department of Economics; members of Prof. H. A. de S. Gunasekera’s family; colleagues, friends,...
by polity.lk | Mar 5, 2025 | Education
Unveiling ‘Privatisation’ in Higher Education in Sri LankaKaushalya Perera and Hasini Lecamwasam The public discourse on higher education in Sri Lanka cleaves along the false dichotomy of public versus private universities, which masks the many subtle ways and forms...
by polity.lk | Mar 1, 2025 | Culture
Rani: The Politics of Erasure and the Aesthetics of ForgettingPrasanna Pitigala Liyanage and Malithi Liyanage Cinema does not merely reflect history; it remakes itWhat appears on screen influences what is remembered and what is forgotten. Film scholar Pierre Sorlin,...
